The Lions have been on many famous tours, no more so than the 1974 tour to South Africa, making their captain Willie John McBride Memorabilia highly collectable.

The Lions won all 22 games and won the series 3-0 with the final test ending in a draw. It was to be one of the most violent tours ever, and it was the birth place of the ‘99’ call where when called, players were to hit the player next to them. It was believed that the referee could not send all the players off.